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A new, 27-track live album by Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers was released through Amazon.com last week. For May 2 only "Bride of The Noisemakers" was available as a $3.99 download -- a juicy discount from the normal price of $7.99. The physical double-CD set costs $10.60. It looks like the special promotion paid off for Hornsby and Co. "Bride of The Noisemakers" debuted at No. 125 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. That put him just a few notches down from indie rock favorites TV on the Radio and the Strokes and one notch ahead of the "Tangled" soundtrack. While 125 isn't exactly evidence of a smash hit, it's a sign that Hornsby still has an...

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A new, 27-track live album by Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers was released through Amazon.com last week. For May 2 only "Bride of The Noisemakers" was available as a $3.99 download -- a juicy discount from the normal price of $7.99.
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